Sign.



H. DOWSON.

SIGN.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.6. x913.

Patented Mar. 26, 1918.

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HECTOR; Dowson, orleonui/naus 'auncrion, Iowa.

B1; a known that gr; HEC OR swea 'citizeirof' the United States, residing atCtilumbus Junction, in the countyofLouisa and State ofIowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andeXact description of theinvention, suchas will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and Thisinvention relates to new and useful improvements insigns and has for its object the provision of 'a device which may-be easily and quickly attached to a frame which is secured to a wall or other support.

In all cases the frame is to-be set up and fastenedin place before the Another object of my. invention is the provision of such a device which may be easily constructed, cheap to manufacture, and effective inuse. V I

With the above and other objects in view I now proceed to describe my invention in accompany- Figure 1 is 'a View in elevation of the blank from which my improved sign is made, Fig. 2 is a view showing the method of attaching the sign,

' Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. '2,

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the attacl ing means showing the same in position with relation to the sign.

Referring to the drawings bycharacters v of reference lindicates the body portionor panel of the sign having formed integrally therewith and at the edges thereof the outstandingtongues 2. This: body portion is preferably rectangular in shape and is;

1 adapted to be formed of any suitable material from which signs may be made.

These tongues 2 are preferably bent as illustrated in Figs. :2 and 3 to form loops which extend rearwardly from the sign and are adapted to cooperate with the attaching members 3 having the tongues.& formed thereon. These tongues 4. are preferably bent in a manner similar to the tongues 2' and are adapted to cooperate therewithin holding the sign in position. The tongues 52 are spaced from each other, as clearly illustrated, to form the recesses 5 in which the fastening means are adapted to lie.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

sIGN.

1913'. seen no. 783,423.

Suitable pinsifi are adapted to extend through the .loops thus formed and hold the sign in position; 1 r

A frame t, whichmay be formed of any suitable material is provided and is adapted to act as a support for the fasteners which may beheld thereto means of screws,

bolts, rivets or the like.

The plates forming" the attaching mem bers may either extend rearwardly as clearly shown ill- Fig? 3 or may be bent downwardly at right. ang es, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The loops formed-on the edges of the sign extend rearwardly so thatwhen the device fis" in place the said loops will at no time project above or below the edges of the s1gn and present an unmarre d appearance.

It will be clearly seen that with my improved sign the use of all fastening means projecting through the surface of the sign is eliminated and it will be apparent that whenit is so desired these signs may be interchanged withoutin any way defacing or marring them. Thus, it will be clearly seen that in the use of my improved sign there are several advantages to be gained which will materially assist those interested in the art of sign making.

The panel loopsare located on the rear side of the panel wholly within the planes ofthe edges thereof; that is to say, the edges of the panel each define a plane and the loops are located wholly within these planes. The loops also extend inwardly and rearwardly from the edges of the panel. This location of the loops renders them invisible from the front side of the completed sign. The attaching members are located inwardly with respect to the panel loops, which renders them invisible from the front side of the sign, and which permits them to be swung into engagement wlth the rear side of the panel so that a number of the panels may be compactly assembled for shipfrateiitea Mar. 26,1918.

attaching members into engagement with the outer edges of the stretcher, as shown 7 in Fig. 3 of the drawing. If, however, the thickness of the stretcher is less the length of the attaching members, the attaching members are, after being swung into engagement With the outer edges of the stretcher, bent downwardly into engagement with the "plnrahty of loops located on the rear side rear side of the stretcher, as shown in Fig;

2 of the drawing. After tl'leattachingmembers have been brought'into proper engagement With the stretcher, nails or other suitable fasteners are passed through the members into the stretcher. The location of the attaching members with respect tothe edges of the panel permits the panel to be secured to a stretcher smaller than itself, rendering the stretcher also invisible from the front side of the sign.

While in the foregoing I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention I Wish it to be understood that I may change the specific arrangement and combination of parts Without in any Way departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as hereto.

What is claimed is a A sign including a panel provided with a thereof, said loops forming integral extensions of theedges of the panel andextending inwardly andrearwardly from the edges and located Wholly Within the planes of said edges, bendable attachingmembers provided Withloops, and pins passing through the loops on the panel and loops on the attach defined in the claim appended j V ing members, portions of said attaching members being located inwardly with respect to thepanel loops. J v a In testimony whereof I aflix my signature inpresence of two Witnesses.

Witnesses: 7 i p E. R. LAonY, W. O.'HALL.

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